Teens today, are actively using a variety of social media networking sites. What started out as harmless networking is now being linked to anxiety disorders by researchers. Although social media has its fair share of positives, kids are being subjected to varying degrees of oppression and complexes by signing up on social media platforms. Continue reading “Excessive Social Networking Can Cause Teen Anxiety”
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The recent article that was published in “The Atlantic” giving details of the prevailing trend among teens is alarming. This article explains the links between the social media and teen depression. Continue reading “Love, Teen Depression and Social Media”
A recent study confirms that teen depression and casual sex have strong links. This is highly dangerous and can affect the lives of these depressed young people. It appears that this phenomenon has all the ingredients and possibilities to make it into a vicious cycle. In short, those teens who have depression issues are more susceptible to have casual sex and this in turn, will aggravate their depression issues. Continue reading “Link between Teen depression and Casual Sex”
If you think that adults alone are capable of getting anxious, you are wrong. Even children may get anxious but the reasons may be different. Especially, children in the age group of 13 to 18 are prone to be affected by anxiety issues. But, there are holistic ways to handle children with anxiety. Continue reading “Holistic Ways of Handling Children with Anxiety”
If you are a teen and if you feel sad occasionally, that is perfectly normal. But, if the sadness continues to remain with you for a prolonged period or if it gets intense, it is called teen depression. You need not immediately start worrying about it because there is good news for you. You can certainly tackle this issue and in fact, the power to tackle it is within you. Let us have a look. Continue reading “Easing Teen depression with Physical Fitness”
It goes without saying that anxiety and teen depression is gaining ground among majority of teenagers. Bullying, ragging, low self confidence etc are some of the common causes that contribute to depression and anxiety. Getting a bit anxious is not an issue; almost every individual gets excited at some time or the other. However, getting too much anxious can pose health risks. This is certainly true in the case of teenagers who are inexperienced about the real world. A little bit of anxiety can trigger multiple problems. Some victims of teen depression even go to the extent of committing suicide. Continue reading “How Teen Depression Can Lead To Suicide”
Everyone will agree that the problem of anxiety and teen depression is quite common among teenagers. This is more so in the case of school or college going students. However, it is more surprising to learn that teenagers who observe military deployment of a parent are more prone to depression. According to a study, the number of teenagers dealing with depression is more in families whose one of the parent is deployed in military. There are many factors that trigger high level of teen depression among youngsters whose parents are deployed. Continue reading “How Deployment of Close Family Members Can Lead To Teen Depression”
If your kid is not able to relate to others, it may be a disability that is popularly known as Asperger’s syndrome. In general, adults, teens and children having this disability may not be able to get their messages across to others. They may be talking continuously and not allow others to talk. They cannot understand the feelings and the body language or the gestures of others. In short, it can be construed that those with this disability may have impaired communication. Continue reading “When Kids with Asperger’s Syndrome Turn into Bullies”
Many people think that only girls with teen depression are affected by what are known as eating disorders. But, studies have revealed that teen boys and young men are also affected by body-image issues. These issues are generally caused by use of drugs or supplements, binge drinking and so on. Even in the new studies conducted, it has been found that more than 30% of teen boys are having the habit of binge eating, binge drinking and purging of food. From this, it is quite clear that eating disorders are not just the issue of girls alone. Continue reading “Teen Depression And Drug Addiction Fueled By Body Image Issues”
If you are a teen and are having the problem of anxiety, you may commit several mistakes because of it. These mistakes may worsen your anxiety disorder. Though people do not like to live a life of anxiety, the disorder may trigger harmful habits and behavior. This may make the task of coping up with the disorder more difficult. Let us find out how and when teen anxiety leads to such harmful habits. Continue reading “When Teen Anxiety Leads to Harmful Habits”